Obama’s hi-tech India visit

A missile-proof car, plane and a bulletproof suit are just the beginning

In case you haven’t heard, Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America, is headed to India this Saturday as the chief guest for the Republic Day Parade on January 26. Understandably, the most powerful man in the world also has access to some of the dopest tech on the planet. Here are a few things that the coolest President in the world won’t travel without.

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1. Obama's hack-proof Blackberry

If Obama couldn’t save BlackBerry, no one can. The NSA-approved phone is fitted with a state-of-the-art encryption feature, which limits his outgoing calls to about 10 numbers all of which belong to phones with a similar type of encryption. The Blackberry is connected to a secure base station, which prevents it from being tracked by hiding the IMEI-number of the device. This means the secure base station goes wherever he does. All this sounds great, but what fun is a BlackBerry with no brickbreaker?

2. Obama's bullet-proof suits

The US President is one of many heads-of-state clients to a high security fashion company called Miguel Caballero. Among other things, the clothing company specializes in bulletproof suits. The Colombian designer is renowned for dressing international journalists in his anti-assassination apparel and then shooting them in the gut for a demo. We’re pretty sure he couldn’t try that sort of thing with Obama though.

3. Obama's grenade-proof Cadillac One

When you’re the leader of the free world, you don’t just drive something that’s available to the masses. We’ve told you a little bit about Obama’s Cadillac One already, but for those of you who want more details, “The Beast” comes with a night-vision camera, a shotgun, a state-of-the-art satellite phone and Kevlar-reinforced, puncture-resistant tires. James Bond wishes he had this car.

4. Business travel for Obama: Air Force One

With 85 telephones, 19 LCD screens, a bedroom, a dining room, shower and a personal gym, you’d be forgiven to think this aircraft was an extension of MTV Cribs. The 4,000 square-foot flight has three levels and the President’s “Flying Oval Office” in case he wants to launch a nuclear attack. The customized Boeing 747-200B Jumbo can withstand bullets, bombs and nuclear blasts. The plane can also shoot out flares to throw off heat-seeking missiles.

5. Obama's infiltration-proof security

When you’re as important as Obama, there can never be too much security detail. Apart from his own security, the Indian government has gone ahead and installed 1,500 CCTVs ahead of Obama’s visit. That little act of proactiveness led the Delhi High Court to question the government – quite fairly – on why they couldn’t act so quickly when it came to the security of their own citizens.